Prepositions PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE 89 at in, on • at is used for a place when the exact position is not very important: He was standing at the gate. We were waiting at the station. • on is used when the place is seen as a line or surface: The cat sat | Sentence structure 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 He s the person. He wanted to buy your house. We threw out the computer. It never worked properly. This is the lion. It s been ill recently. The man was badly injured. He was driving the car. The children broke my window. They live in the next street. They sold the cat. It was afraid of mice. This is the chair. My parents gave it to me. I ve applied for the job. You told me about it. We re looking for the ball. We were playing with it. The man was holding the gun. We saw him. I m going to speak to the mechanic. He repaired my car. The TV programme was very sad. I watched it last night. The girl had red hair. I saw her. That s the woman. I was telling you about her. 127 Prepositions PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE 89 at in on at is used for a place when the exact position is not very important He was standing at the gate. We were waiting at the station. on is used when the place is seen as a line or surface The cat sat on the table. _ . There was a picture on the wall. in is used when the place is seen as having volume or area The dog was in the car. My keys are in my bag. Practice Write at in or on to complete these sentences. 1 Peter s .in. the kitchen. 2 The money s . on. the table. He was waiting .at. the station. The milk fridge. the wall. 3 4 5 6 7 They sat They made the Studios. I saw station. 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 Mary s not here - she s They were floor. The butter shelf. .the office. the cupboard. The money s. They are all. The papers are. They are all. He s not. . my pocket. the garden. . my desk. the car. work today - he s. home. 9 128 Prepositions 90 Prepositions of movement to at or away from a place to at away from She ran to the gate- She stood at the gate. She walked away from the gate. on onto or off a line or surface a wall table floor etc. on to on off put the money onto the table. The money s on the table. The money fell off the table. in into or out of a
